A MAGAZINE FOR STUDENTS FROM YEAR 5 UPWARDS ATTENDING PRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIMAR

ISSUE NUMBER 8 2014

FOUNDED 1962

Knut caught up in the World Cup feverHello kids! Here I am once again, writing all the way from Germany. December is just round the corner and yet, Germany is still singing Deutschland, Deutschland über alles (Germany, Germany above all) and celebrating after winning the World Cup (WM - Weltmeisterschaft) in Brazil last July. As you all know, I am not a professional football player, but in my free time I like to play football (Fußball) with my friends.

2014 has been an amazing year for all German football fans like me. It was Sunday 13th July, when my friends and I were all gathered together at the Berlin zoo, watching

the exciting World Cup final match (Finalspiel) on television. Germany was playing against Argentina, which is a very good team (Mannschaft) with a lot of talented players. The German players (Spieler) tried so hard to score, but nothing seemed to be working at first and Bastian Schweinsteiger was even injured. Finally, with only seven minutes of extra time remaining, Mario Götze scored an incredible goal, to give Germany its World Cup title. My dream to watch the German players lift up the World Cup trophy (Pokal) finally came true! We were all shouting Tor! (goal!) and jumping for joy, while singing Schland, which is the abbreviation of Deutschland (Germany). This new word Schland has evolved during the World Cup games of 2006.

The next morning I was already queueing at the sports shop to buy the new German football t-shirt (Trikot) bearing four stars. Each star (Stern) represents a World Cup win; this means that

Germany has won the World Cup four times: in 1954, 1974, 1990 and this year 2014. But it was West Germany that became World Cup champion (Meister) in 1954, 1974

and 1990. Why is this so? Germany was divided into West Germany and East Germany after World War II. Germany was then reunited again in late 1990. As you can see, 2014 is officially the first time Germany has won the World Cup as a unified country.

Miroslav Klose, my favourite football player, is now the overall top scorer in the FIFA World Cup history with 16 goals. The German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer

was already considered by many to be the best goalkeeper (Torwart) in the world. Now he is officially considered the best goalkeeper of this year’s World Cup after winning the Golden Glove award. Once the World Cup was over, the former team captain Philipp Lahm decided to retire from international football, making way for Bastian Schweinsteiger to wear proudly the captain’s armband. The German national football team, also nicknamed as Nationalelf (National Eleven), Die Adler (The Eagles) and Die Mannschaft (The Team),

is coached by Joachim Loew.

Since I live in Berlin, I was lucky enough to be one of the thousands of fans, who welcomed back home the World Cup heroes from Brazil. 400,000 fans packed the Fanmeile (fan mile), which is a public viewing zone in front of the Brandenburg Gate. Here I had the chance to meet the German football players and sing with them. ‘We’re all world champions!’ Joachim Loew told us. Wow! These words made me feel like a real

World Cup star.

Write down the number in German under each football jersey.

Numbers: 1: eins, 2: zwei, 3: drei, 4: vier, 5: fünf, 6: sechs, 7: sieben, 8: acht, 9: neun, 10: zehn

I have no one behind me

Letter LineupWhen Knut’s friends are in order according to their signs, the letters spell out the name of a German city. Come on, let’s see whether you can find out the names of these cities!

This city is the largest city in Germany and is the Capital City with a population of more than 3.5 million. It is the seat of the German Parliament (Bundestag) situated near the world famous Brandenburg Gate.

This city in the south of Germany, is the capital city of the State of Bavaria and lies north of the Bavarian Alps with a population of 1.5 million. It is famous for its many castles, the Oktoberfest and the Christmas Markets.

This city lies in the North of Germany and has a population of 1.8 million. Its port on the River Elbe is the second largest port in Europe. Besides being a major transport centre, this city is also an important media and commercial centre.

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I have 2 friends in front of me

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Can you write down in English the name of the body part shown here in German?

die Haare

das Auge

der Mund

der Arm

die Hand

der Fuss

die Nase

der Hals

der Finger

das Knie

Look carefully at these pictures. Now match the words below with the pictures. German vocabulary is sometimes very similar to English.

die Tomate, das Brot, die Nudeln, die Butter, die Schokolade, die Orange

Look carefully at these pictures. Now match the words given with the pictures. German vocabulary is sometimes very similar to English.

der Zebrastreifen, die Bibliothek, die Bank, das Restaurant, der Park, das Museum

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Knut received a book from his uncle, who lives in Germany. As Knut opened the book, a strange light filled the room ...

… and Knut found himself being transported ....

… the Advent wreath and the delicious smell of the Christmas sweets …

… the Christmas tree and the Advent calendar…

Good night Knut.What an adventure!

The Christmas market …

… the Nutcracker who brings good luck...

… look at the stalls ...

… in the magical world of Christmas in Germany …

All these are traditions which have started in Germany a long time ago!

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Have you read the Magazine? Then you are able to answer these questions. Write down your answers in the boxes. Afterwards fill in the blanks to formthe name of the coach of the German National Football Team.

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The number 8 in German is _ _ _ _ .

In German Bread is _ _ _ _ .

“Pokal” in German means _ _ _ _ _ _.

The goalkeeper of the German Football Team is Manuel _ _ _ _ _.

I am the tenth letter in the alphabet.

This year Germany won the “Weltmeisterschaft” – in short _ _.

The name of this magazine is _ _ _ PRIMAR.

The capital city of Germany is _ _ _ _ _ _ .

Which city in Germany has the 2nd largest port in Europe?

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